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A hardstone and micromosaic snuffbox with parcel-gilt mounts, Giovanni Andrea Mascelli, Rome, circa 1815/20

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

rectangular with cut corners, the lid of the serpentine body inset with an oval micromosaic representing a view of Ponte San Angelo and Castel San Angelo, silver-gilt mounts and silver thumbpiece, maker's mark, Rome town mark and later French import mark struck twice,


7.8 cm., 3 in. wide

Sotheby’s London, 6 November 2014, Arts of Europe, lot 69